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ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC LỚP 12 THPT NĂM 2011

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian thi: 180 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
SỐ PHÁCHNgày thi: 11/01/2011

Đề thi có: 10 trang

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Giám thị không giải thích gì thêm.
I. LISTENING (4/20 points)
HƯỚNG DẪN PHẦN THI
NGHE HIỂU
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Bài nghe gồm 3 phần, mỗi phần được nghe 2 lần, mỗi lần cách nhau 15 giây, mở đầu và kết thúc
mỗi phần nghe có tín hiệu.
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Mở đầu và kết thúc bài nghe có tín hiệu nhạc. Thí sinh có 3 phút để hoàn chỉnh bài trước tín

A. health and productivity B. foods and nutrients
C. health and nutrition D. health and foods

10. Many major donors and the United Nations are targeting the program at and young children.
A. pregnant women B. working parents C. breastfeeding mothers D. low-income parents

Part 2: Listen to a radio interview with a volcanologist and circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or
D) to each of the following questions.

11. What the scientist finds the most amazing about volcanoes is the fact that .
A. they can kill a large number of people very quickly B. you never know when they will
erupt
C. volcanoes have enormous power D. their eruptions are highly predictable
12. How powerful is a volcanic eruption as described in the expert’s words?
A. It can burn out a village within seconds. B. It can clean a village within
seconds. C. It can wipe out a village within seconds. D. It can bury a
village within seconds.
13. The old assumption that the moon affects volcanic eruptions .
A. has never been tested B. has been tested only recently
C. is based on old-time legends D. is a classical myth
14. What gives rise to the old idea comes from the observation that a volcano is likely to erupt when
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A. the moon comes down B. there is a new moon
C. there is a full moon D. the moon is high in the sky
15. Mount Etna is nicknamed “a giant”.
A. friendly B. hostile C. unfriendly D. dangerous

16. Mount Etna is so nicknamed because .
A. its cone is a playground B. its lava cools down very fast
C. its cone is narrow D. its lava moves slowly


C. will all become extinct D. are always changing

Part 3: A new student took notes of the introduction of the Department of Printed Word but
she missed out some details. Listen to the man introducing his department and supply
the blanks with missing information for her.
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Department: short history, founded: (26)

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size of first intake of undergraduates: (27)

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number of students on a taught M.A. course: (28)

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number of part-time lecturers: (29)

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percentage of students from outside the country: (30)

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English level requirements for students from outside the country: (31)

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students from outside the country get help from: (32)

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Department’s external links: (33)


42. I felt that he lacked the to pursue a difficult task to the very end.
A. persuasion B. obligation C. engagement D. commitment
43. The government decided to down on income tax evasion.
A. press B. crack C. push D. snap
44. Check the apparatus carefully to make sure it has not been .
A. broken into B. tempered with C. touched up D. taken out

45. We believe that the cumulative effects of renewed prosperity will expectations.
A. overcome B. undermine C. surpass D. succeed
46. John's got very feelings about taking on more responsibility at the moment.
A. puzzled B. mixed C. jumbled D. muddled
47. The college will soon be ready to candidates for new courses.
A. enrol B. involve C. call D. recall
48. After the concert, everyone had to home through the thick snow.
A. trudge B. tread C. trace D. trickle
49. The captain realized that unless immediate action was taken to discipline the crew, there could
be a on the
ship.

A. riot B. rebellion C. mutiny D. strike
50. Her enthusiasm her lack of experience.
A. makes up for B. makes off C. makes out at D. makes up

Your answers:41.42.

A feminine is a person, usually a woman, who believes that women should
be regarded as equally to men. She, or he, deplores discrimination against
women in the home, place of work or anywhere, and her principle enemy is
the male chauvinist, who believes that men are naturally super. Tired of
being referred to as “the weaker sex”, women are becoming more and more
militancy and are winning the age-old battle of the sexes. They are sick to
death of sexy jokes which poke fun at women. They are no longer content to
be regarded as second-class citizens in terms of economic, political and
social status. They criticize beauty contests and the use of glamour female
models in advertisements which they describe as the exploit of female
beauty, since women in these situations were represented as mere sex
objects. We no longer live in the male-dominate societies of the past.
Let us hope, moreover, that the revolution stops before we have a boring
world in which sex doesn’t
make much difference. We already have unisex hairdressers and
fashions. What next?0. feminine Æ
feminist
51.
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55.
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57.
58.
59.
60.

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live events, thorough
preparation in advance
is vital. The Internet
has helped
enormously with this
aspect of the job.
Anyone interested in

becoming a commentator should have excellent (70)
(ORGANISE)
skills, the willingness to work irregular hours, and a
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78. This car could a good polish.
79. There should be enough sweets to _.
80. It is quite clearly that only amateurs can take part.

Your answers:

71.

72.

73.

74.

75.

76.

77.

78.

79.

80.Part 5: Fill each gap in the following sentences with one of the prepositions or particles
in the box. Use each word only ONCE and write your answer in the numbered
box. (Please note that the given words outnumber the gaps.)

for81. I received the news a kind of naive enthusiasm.
82. He felt nervous before he started the first lecture of his life but he carried it very
well.
83. My group and yours have arrived the same conclusion quite independently.
84. When he married for the second time, Fred got more than he bargained _.
85. You can’t sit and do nothing like that while much remains to be done.
86. The favourable weather has put the harvest .
87. We won’t watch that programme if the television is playing again.
88. We made that we had forgotten Jane’s birthday, though it was not true.
89. We had to sit nearly two hours of speeches.
90. We’re both going the same job.

Your answers:81.82.83.84.

Obviously, if children spend too much time (93) in some game instead of doing
their homework, then something is wrong. It is a good idea if parents and children decide
together how much use should be (94) of the Internet, and the child should (95)
that it won't interfere with homework. If the child does not (96) to this
arrangement, parents can take more drastic (97) .
Any parent who is (98) alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an
appointment to (99) the matter with a teacher. Spending time in front of a
computer screen does not (100) affect a child's performance at school. Even if a
youngster seems obsessed with the computer, he or she is probably just going through a
phase, and in a few months parents will have something else to worry about!

91.

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C.

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Your answers:

91.

92.

93.

94.

95.

96.

97.

98.

99.

100.Part 2: Read the following passage and answer the
questions from 101 to 110.

10
1.
Telephone, television, radio, and the telegraph all help people communicate with
each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the

communication was improved.
10
4.
In this modern age, communication is so fast that it is almost instant. People's
lives have been changed because of the immediate spread of news. Sometimes the speed is
so great that it does not allow people time to think. For example, leaders of countries have
only minutes, or, at most, hours to consider all the parts of a problem. They are expected to
answer immediately. Once they had days and weeks to think before making decisions.
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The speed of communication demands a new responsibility from all people of the
world. People in different countries must try harder to understand each other. An example
is that people with different religions must try to understand each other's beliefs and values,
even if they do not accept them. Sometimes their cultures are quite different. What one
group considers a normal part of life is strange to another culture. In some cases, a normal
part of one culture might be bad or impolite to people of another culture. That kind of
difference is a possible basis for misunderstanding. People must learn not to judge others,
but to accept them as they are. As the world grows smaller, people must learn to talk to
each other more effectively as well as communicate more rapidly.

Match the headings given in the box below with their appropriate numbers (101 - 105)
that lead the five paragraphs and write the letters A-H in the corresponding numbered
boxes. (The headings outnumber the paragraphs, so you will not use all of them).

A. A disadvantage of fast communication
B. High speed of communication and its benefits
C. Our shrinking world
D. Communication devices
E. A brief history of communication development
F. Modern communication and a change in thinking pattern

arrived in time
110. The speed of communication has helped create opportunity for _.
A. mutual understanding and cultural tolerance
B. better understanding
and freer trade C. the
expansion of cultural
differences D. the
growth of the physical
world

Your answers:

101.

102.

103.

104.

105.

106.

107.

108.

109.


natural zest for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.
Learning together is a fruitful source of relationship between children and parents.
By playing together, parents learn more about their children and children learn more from
their parents. Toys and games which both parents and children can share are an important
means of achieving this co-operation. Building-block toys, jigsaw puzzles and crosswords
are good examples.
Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness or indulgence towards their
children. Some may be especially strict in money matters; others are severe over times of
coming home at night, punctuality for meals or personal cleanliness. In general, the controls
imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the
child's own happiness and well-being.
With regard to the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency
is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is
no foundation for morality. Also, parents should realize that“example is better than
precept”. If they are hypocritical and do not practise what they preach, their children may
grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for
themselves, and realize they have been, to some extent, deceived. A sudden awareness of a
marked difference between their parents' ethics and their morals can be a dangerous
disillusion.

111. The principle underlying all treatment of developmental
difficulties in children .
A. is in the provision of clockwork toys and trains
B. is to send them to clinics
C. is to capture them before they are sufficiently experienced
D. offers recapture of earlier experiences
112. Learning to wait for things is
successfully taught _.
A. in spite of excessive demands being made
B. only if excessive demands are avoided

paragraph means .
A. adapting to B. accepting C. agreeing with D. following
118. The word ‘zest’ in the 2
nd
paragraph can be best
replaced by .
A. appetite B. excitement C. enthusiasm D. enjoyment
119. The word ‘imposed’ in the 4
th
paragraph is closest in
meaning to .
A. excepted B. introduced C. made D. constrained
120. Hypocrisy on the part of the
parents may .
A. result in their children’s wrong behaviour B. make their children lose faith in them
C. disqualify their teachings altogether D. impair their children’s mind

Your answers:

111.

112.

113.

114.

115.

116.


125.

Part 4: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable sentence from the list A to
G for each gap from 126 to 130. There are two extra sentences which you do not need to
use. Then answer the questions from 131 to 140 that follow.
The days when only men would hold management positions are over. (126)
. Despite a slowing economy, the number of women in management has risen to 16% in
71995, when it used to be less than 9%. One result of this tendency is that women are now
more accepted in these roles, and it has also been found that women in management ease
tension and gender conflict in the workplace.
A comprehensive nation-wide study of executive performance accidentally found that
women scored higher in almost all areas of performance evaluation, while compiling a
large-scale analysis of 425 high-level managers. (127)
. They tend to work harder behind the scenes, while men prefer the glamorous,
more aggressive side of management. The masculine approach is more suited to the
traditional style of business, where the boss would work alone and simply dictate orders to
his staff. Now, in the global information age, teamwork and partnership are
increasingly important, and these are exactly the areas where women excel.
(128) . It may be that the same qualities that make women more
effective as managers are also holding them back. Most women get stuck in jobs which
involve human resources or public relations, while their skills make them highly suitable for
this type of work. However, the posts in these areas rarely lead to the top. Ambitious women
are frustrated by this, and many left to start their own companies. Another reason why women
are overlooked for promotion is that men are seen as more dynamic and competitive. Women
tend to work for the good of the company as a whole, while men are looking out for
themselves. Some bosses may interpret the feminine approach as showing a lack of vision. A

8131. The participation by women in business management has _.
A. increased a sexist attitude among men
B. started new business conflicts
C. caused gender conflict among the staff
D. made the workplace more agreeable
132. Women managers are found more skilful in areas where they can promote their ability to
.
A. build relationships with people B. fight their way to the top
C. deal with their male bosses D. give directions to the staff
133. Women are often overlooked for the top jobs because .
A. other women do not like working for them B. they do not take credit for their
own ideas
C. they cannot make big decisions D. they leave to start their own businesses
134. Women prefer a male boss because _.
A. male bosses work harder B. men are more competitive
C. it is more usual to work for a man D. female bosses are more demanding
135. A female boss often demands more of her staff because .
A. other women do not like working for them B. she herself has to toil her way to
the position
C. she can always make big decisions D. her staff do not tend to submit
themselves to her
Write T if the statement is true according to the passage; F if the statement is not true, and
NG if the information is not given in the passage.
136. Working with other people has become more important in modern business.
137. Businesses owned by women are more successful than those owned by men.
138. Most women work for their own promotion, not for the good of the company.
139. More men than women work for female bosses.
Æ Students the
additional evening lectures.

142. You cannot find pottery like this in any other part of the country. (type)

 This is the only part of the country found.

143. All are eligible for the contest. There is no discrimination of race and sex. (regardless)

All are eligible

144. As a result of the bad weather, there may be delay to some international flights. (subject)

 Due to the bad weather possible delay.

145. We were very much surprised to learn that Brian had become a monk. (To)

 , Brian had become a monk.

Part 2: (2/20 points)
Below is the data showing the students’ choice of colleges and universities in the country
of Dispairana.
Write a report (of about 150 words) on the changes over the period of ten years. You may
add comments and reasons to enliven your report.


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Part 3: (3.5/20 points)
High-school students are expected to participate more in extracurricular activities and
community service in addition to achieving high grades. Some educators suggest
extending high-school education to four years so
that students can achieve all that is expected of them. Others are against the proposal
because they think students would lose interest in school and attendance would drop in
the end.
In about 350 words, write an essay that ends with the remark “High-school education should
be extended to four years” to assert your point of view on this question. Use reasons and
examples to support your position. You may continue your writing on the back page if you
need more space.

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LỚP 12 THPT NĂM 2011
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141. B. 46. B.
42. D. 47. A.
43. B. 48. A.
44. B. 49. C.
45. C. 50. A.
71. close down

72. bring out


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66. incre
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Part 3
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C.

2. B.
3. D.
4. B.
5. A.
6. C.
7. A.
8. D.
9. C.
10. A.
11. B.

12. C.
13. B.
14. C.
15. A.
16. D.
17. A.
18. C.
19. B.
20. C.
21. B.
22. C.
23. B

Your answers
Part 2.
51.
equally
→

equal

52. pri
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→
pri
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cipal

53. su
p
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→

r
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59. male
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→ mal
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391. B. 92. C. 93. D. 94.C. 95. A.
96. B. 97. C. 98. C. 99. B. 100. D.
101. B 102. G 103. E 104.F 105. H

113. D
114. A
115. C
116. C
117. A
118. C
119. D
120. B121. T
122. F
123. T
124. NG
125. NG

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126. C

127. B 128.E

129.A 130.F 131.D 132.A 133. B 134.C 135. B
136. T 137. NG

a. Demonstration of a variety of vocabulary and structures appropriate to the level of English
language gifted upper-secondary school students
b. Good use and control of grammatical structures
4. Handwriting, punctuation, and spelling (5% of total mark)
a. Intelligible handwriting
b. Good punctuation and no spelling mistakes Markers should discuss the suggested answers and the marking scale thoroughly before marking the
papers.
Thank you for your cooperation.

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